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Project Support => General ElkArte discussions => Topic started by: IchBin on June 01, 2013, 07:57:22 pm

Title: Elky Logo
Post by: IchBin on June 01, 2013, 07:57:22 pm
I saw someone else moan about the moose in the elk logo. lol So I figured I'd doodle a little and get an elky looking thing in there anyway. I have two versions I'm working on. Here's the first. Will post the second if I can get it to look ok with the idea I'm working on.

Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: The Craw on June 01, 2013, 09:27:43 pm
That's more like it.  :)

/me goes to find something else to moan about.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: IchBin on June 01, 2013, 09:49:15 pm
Quote from: The Craw – That's more like it.  :)

/me goes to find something else to moan about.

lol wasn't just you. It bothered me and quite a few other people from what I recall. Looks like my other idea isn't working so well. Was going to put the elkarte word between the horns. I just can't get the layout to work where the words are actually readable.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: The Craw on June 01, 2013, 11:25:26 pm
I like the one you did make. It's perdy.  :P
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TE on June 02, 2013, 02:52:23 am
Quote from: IchBin – I saw someone else moan about the moose in the elk logo.
LOL. Seems to be a translation issue  ;)  That animal you call a "moose" is named "Elch" in german.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elgportraet_han_(Alces_alces).jpg
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Arantor on June 02, 2013, 10:23:39 am
To us Europeans, moose and elk are much the same creature but to Americans, moose and elk are different creatures.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TestMonkey on June 04, 2013, 11:23:12 am
Nice, lol, thank you BinMan! :) So Elky now haz real horns!

...And there I was, thinking that we can get away with Norwegian Elkhound: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Elkhound
Hah!


Indeed our current logo was a first elky draft. Which of them Elks? That's a question, and you're welcome to make it per your vision on it. Lets improve this or other ideas, and adapt it to the color variations of the default theme.
We have set our collaborative development process on github. Go ahead. ;)

ETA: the American use of "Elk" is more Elky if you ask me, than the moose. IMHO.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: IchBin on June 04, 2013, 07:29:10 pm
There's a definite difference here in America, and in particular in the states like mine that are known for hunting. Elk != Moose for sure. :)

Just put it up to see what everyone thought. I have a friend that is a graphics artist for his day job. He is really awesome at this stuff. I've been trying to convince him to come up with a logo for us. :) In the mean time, if I come up with anything else I'll post it and maybe commit it. :)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TE on June 05, 2013, 01:23:34 am
Quote from: IchBin – I have a friend that is a graphics artist for his day job. He is really awesome at this stuff. I've been trying to convince him to come up with a logo for us. :) In the mean time, if I come up with anything else I'll post it and maybe commit it. :)
cool, would be nice if we could get an SVG version, too :)
/me want's an Elk shirt  :D
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 05, 2013, 01:36:30 am
Why don't you just change the project name to MooseArt? No need for a new logo then.:D
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: blondiq on June 05, 2013, 04:33:53 pm
An Elk is not a moose...
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Xarcell on June 12, 2013, 11:06:40 am
Since everyone was whipping up logos, I thought I'd whip one up. It is a vector done in illustrator, so it can be resized to any size without losing resolution, and can be saved as SVG if you want. Please ignore colors, it can easily be changed, I just wanted to see if the powers that be like the overall design. It is a unique design if you wanted to keep it for trademark purposes...

Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 12, 2013, 05:59:59 pm
I did this one last night, just for fun.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Xarcell on June 12, 2013, 06:29:23 pm
Quote from: Antechinus – I did this one last night, just for fun.

Nice logo there, although I don't think it fits for a professional forum software.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 12, 2013, 06:49:14 pm
Well I was bored with the blue moose. :P
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TestMonkey on June 12, 2013, 06:56:35 pm
Xarcell,
Thank you for the work on it! That's a surprising Elk, very elegant, and abstract.
Just to note, the spelling we use is ElkArte.

LOL @ Ant.
Thank yer! So, say, Elk looks fat in your view, huh? I understand Feature Cat, but Elk is much leaner and cleaner than that cat-thing. It ain't like that.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: emanuele on June 12, 2013, 07:02:16 pm
/me likes it O:-)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Bloc on June 12, 2013, 07:51:45 pm
Quote from: Antechinus – I did this one last night, just for fun.
I like it too. :) No, seriously, this is a good direction, rather than a passive symbol. You are already doing the wordgame of ElkArte, so why not? A bit more elegance on the font and its killer IMO.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 12, 2013, 08:07:10 pm
I'm totally open to font ideas for it, but I agree on the good direction. It'll make people happy. This is not a bad thing.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TestMonkey on June 12, 2013, 08:51:57 pm
Mmm... I'd rather see Xar's logo a little less abstract, to suggest more of an Elk  O:-)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Xarcell on June 12, 2013, 10:21:35 pm
Another attempt...
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Bloc on June 13, 2013, 02:35:21 am
Thats certainly not an elk lol. Elegant symbol no doubt..but still think humour is a better way.

What do we know about the elk animal? long face/head, a bit more fisty than moose and king of the forest of course. There's a few pointers there I think.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Xarcell on June 13, 2013, 08:52:29 am
Quote from: Bloc – Thats certainly not an elk lol. Elegant symbol no doubt..but still think humour is a better way.

What do we know about the elk animal? long face/head, a bit more fisty than moose and king of the forest of course. There's a few pointers there I think.

Why isn't it an elk?
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Bloc on June 13, 2013, 09:59:18 am
Ah, my apologies. It seems I am thinking of the european version of "elk" which looks like moose almost, while you US citizens think of the deerlike creature. In that case its more a correct image.

Though i liked the "moose" better :) it seems its not. oh well.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Xarcell on June 13, 2013, 10:18:50 am
It doesn't matter to me, but it was discussed in another topic that the american "elk" is what we are using. If I am mistaken, someone please correct me. I know Nao said that he thought "Elkarte" represented an "Elk tree" & "Art". I always read it as "El Karte", which I thought was some other language...
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TE on June 13, 2013, 11:24:15 am
try it in translate.google.com  ;)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Bloc on June 13, 2013, 11:28:16 am
I got "baskian" language when auto-detecting the "elkarte" word. Which means "associations" in english..lol, now I am really confused.

I guess its something with Spain then(..).

EDIT: and btw, when I write "elk" in it, it translates to norwegian "elg" - which is the moose. :D
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 13, 2013, 05:54:17 pm
Elkarte is Basque for "community". It's obviously European, although not Indo-European. However, it has absolutely nothing to do with either elks or mooses, however you care to define such critters.

It started being called Elk just for fun and because it was shorter. This then led to pictures of critters with antlers and stuff. Me, I'm happy with the green moose, and I don't mind if that annoys the Yanks. Having a moose will probably annoy some Basques too, since they'll be wondering what these silly mugs are doing wth their word, which has nothing to do with either elks or mooses, or any other ruminants of the antlered variety. You can't please everyone all the time.

Anyway, the funny green moose is fun. The funny penguin works for Linux, and they have managed to create a good professional reputation for their software. They could do this because the software was good enough for the job.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Xarcell on June 13, 2013, 07:01:05 pm
The green moose is not unique, that logo is all over the net and represents various things: https://www.google.com/search?q=cartoon+moose&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Ak-6UaO1Aoa89QSHv4HQAg&ved=0CC8QsAQ&biw=1300&bih=707#tbm=isch&sa=1&q=cartoon+elk&oq=cartoon+elk&gs_l=img.3..0l3.22138.22707.0.22996.3.3.0.0.0.0.79.189.3.3.0...0.0.0..1c.1.17.img.W4TMROXL_s4&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.47883778,d.eWU&fp=ad8e659e484fc4c2&biw=1300&bih=707
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 13, 2013, 07:09:19 pm
Yeah I know, but it's fun. AFAIK it's not being used by any particular project, and it's an open source image, and nobody else has a green one.

Anyway, the main point was that there's no need to get hung up over one person's definition of what an elk is.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: IchBin on June 13, 2013, 07:48:42 pm
I don't think Xarcell's image looks like an Elk. It looks more like a dear. Especially with the rounded type horn. I personally am more in favor of the animated one too. I don't think it's completely necessary to use an Elk though either. Something that will signify us down the road. I don't think we have to be all business about it when choosing either.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Xarcell on June 13, 2013, 08:02:52 pm
Quote from: Antechinus – Yeah I know, but it's fun. AFAIK it's not being used by any particular project, and it's an open source image, and nobody else has a green one.

Anyway, the main point was that there's no need to get hung up over one person's definition of what an elk is.

It's used by a popular blog.

Doesn't matter much to me. I may try to draw a cartoon(comical) ELK in illustrator...
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 13, 2013, 08:07:55 pm


QuoteI may try to draw a cartoon(comical) ELK in illustrator...
That would be cool. :)

(https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6655746560/h3CE5ABA1/)


Bet theirs isn't green.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 13, 2013, 08:36:38 pm
Quote from: Bloc – I got "baskian" language when auto-detecting the "elkarte" word. Which means "associations" in english..lol, now I am really confused.

I guess its something with Spain then(..).

EDIT: and btw, when I write "elk" in it, it translates to norwegian "elg" - which is the moose. :D
Ok, I got curious about this. I was wondering if the "elk" part of the word had any specific meaning on its own in Basque. So far, I've managed to find a bit on Basque etymology. I haven't found "elk" as a standalone prefix or word, but there is some related stuff which gives clues.

Quote from: R.L.Trask's "Etymological Dictionary of Basque"This voicing seems to have persisted somewhat later in
L LN than elsewhere: compare common elkar ~ alkar ‘each other’ with L LN elgar...
L LN in this context stands for Late Low Navarran. The term "each other" seems to be related to the modern elkarte ("community"), funnily enough.

There's also this, from the same source:
Quoteelkarrekin (**) adv. ‘together’. ****. + -ekin Com. CS (see ****{-kide}).
I can see elkarrekin ("together") being obviously related to elkarte ("community").

So there ya go. Nothing to do with elks or mooses, unless you happen to be discussing a community of elks or mooses, in which case it may be relevant. :)

PS: I have also promised Norv that I wont start using Basque class names and id's in the markup. ;)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TestMonkey on June 13, 2013, 08:42:32 pm
The image for the cartoon moose is public domain. Have at it all you want.

lol @ lost in translation!

We don't "know" what an Elk is, that's up to your vision of an Elk to show us. Brad's version is a concrete groovy American Elk, Xar's is so far a more abstract and elegant American Elk (or red deer?), and Ant's a big fat moose.

Here's what I propose: lets take the logo's that stay, and submit them to a community vote.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Dr. Doom on June 13, 2013, 09:06:00 pm
I can see where the confusion stems.

European languages (sans english) such as German and French, only have one word that refers to our antlered friend, which is "Elche" or "Elch", translating to either "Deer", "Elk", or "Moose". The reasoning is probably because in other countries, those animals are less in volume and are rarely even seen, and end up being all referred to as one word.

To be honest, Moose are by far the most superior in the family.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Xarcell on June 13, 2013, 09:07:08 pm
Quote from: TestMonkey – Here's what I propose: lets take the logo's that stay, and submit them to a community vote.

I need some time to draw another draft.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Xarcell on June 13, 2013, 09:58:00 pm
Here is a tease of what I did in illustrator, not sure if I'm gonna stick with it though. Just wondered what your thoughts are before I spend anymore time on it. I know the left antler and jaw need some re-work...

I personally don't think it would make a good logo..
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 13, 2013, 10:08:07 pm
 :D It's cool, but I agree it's a bit much for a logo. Would be great on a t shirt for fun, but too complex for a logo that has to work at small sizes, and a bit too manic for general use. He looks like a real party animal.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Xarcell on June 13, 2013, 10:36:06 pm
I didn't want to bother coloring it in if no one liked it.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TE on June 14, 2013, 01:22:50 am
I like it, Xarcell .. Well done  :)
 It's great for merchandising products (shirts, cups, underpants  :D )
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Bloc on June 14, 2013, 01:52:36 am
Quote from: Dr. Doom – I can see where the confusion stems.

European languages (sans english) such as German and French, only have one word that refers to our antlered friend, which is "Elche" or "Elch", translating to either "Deer", "Elk", or "Moose". The reasoning is probably because in other countries, those animals are less in volume and are rarely even seen, and end up being all referred to as one word.

Well, not quite. :) In Norway for example we have the words for deer, elk and moose - as in "hjort", "kronhjort" and "elg". The "elk" is a deer with larger horns as it is, thats what "kron - hjort" means. And - all other nordic languages have the names for each of the 3 too.

Truth told, while i know all the names, I had to look it up. :) Its was when i used translations things got confusing. :P

So this is it:
(http://cdn1.cdnme.se/cdn/4/1818590/images/2011/kronhjort_170228172.jpg)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TE on June 14, 2013, 01:54:58 am
 :D
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Bloc on June 14, 2013, 01:56:31 am
Nice one. :)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 14, 2013, 02:08:43 am
Very cool. :D No reason why we couldn't have two logos either. One official, small scale one, and a t-shirt and underpants one for fun.

Also like Bloc's pic. Better than a moose. I say we make it the offical beast. :D
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Bloc on June 14, 2013, 02:16:13 am
It was just googled..but a good starting point perhaps, if you want to make a logo out of it. I think the majestic nature of it is important. its not just a deer - its the deer of all deers! :D

But no reason why it can't be fun as well.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 14, 2013, 02:38:18 am
Yeah give it a Rasta beanie and shades.

(I wasn't really thinking of making a logo out of it. More for wall posters at conventions)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: emanuele on June 14, 2013, 05:55:21 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk

Makes sense? :P
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Nao on June 14, 2013, 06:00:13 pm
Quote from: Antechinus – Ok, I got curious about this. I was wondering if the "elk" part of the word had any specific meaning on its own in Basque.
That's interesting. I always thought it really was Elk+Arte, not a single word instead...
And, from a language that's spoken in my country... ;)

PS-- best song to ever come out of this Spanish-French region:
http://media.noisen.com/item/1011/
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 14, 2013, 07:27:47 pm
Would listen to it, but can't get it to play. :)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Xarcell on June 15, 2013, 11:29:13 am
Quote from: Antechinus – Would listen to it, but can't get it to play. :)

+1
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TE on June 17, 2013, 06:29:18 am
oohh, can we please haz a more serious logo? That current one is *ahem*.. It's funny but IMHO makes ElkArte looking ridiculous..
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 17, 2013, 06:33:50 am
If linux can haz funny penguin, why can't we haz funny moose elk kronhjort? :D

I'm not worried. If someone makes a good one, it'll get used. This is alpha.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TE on June 17, 2013, 06:35:49 am
Not the best one, but more serious.. based on Xarcell's Elk..
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Feature Cat on June 17, 2013, 06:38:47 am
Dumb grreen moose is fatter than I :P
Iz no penguin.

Needz cool logo contest!
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Feature Cat on June 17, 2013, 06:43:22 am
Ohhh! I ain't seen that! Wow. It's really clean and cool and sayz 'prroud to be Elk-powerred'. :D

Now icons arre a lil' behind them times, but could try that nonetheless.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Nao on June 17, 2013, 06:44:54 am
Quote from: Antechinus – Would listen to it, but can't get it to play. :)
It's a Flash player... So, until Noisen starts using Wedge and until I get Wedge to use MediaElements instead of that Flash crap, it won't work on mobile I'm afraid...
Still, you can download the track, I believe there's a link below, and then listen to it on your device ;)
It's really a nice freak-folk song, especially towards the end.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 17, 2013, 07:01:36 am
TE: I like that one. Although for a logo I'd lose the "powered by".

Nao, I'm on desktop and have Flash, so not sure why it wouldn't play.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TE on June 17, 2013, 07:06:08 am
Quote from: Antechinus –
TE: I like that one. Although for a logo I'd lose the "powered by".

I added that "powered by" , because it's an advertising logo. It's only visible for those websites who don't use the "site slogan" feature.. (like this one)
Can remove it, nonetheless..
Edit: attached..
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 17, 2013, 08:15:30 am
Just loaded up the first one on local. Gotta say, it looks pretty classy. :)

First one is a better size IMO.

ETA: I'll see if I can come up with some good on/on2/off icons, unless someone else beats me to it.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 17, 2013, 08:25:23 am
Header looks better with that logo if paddings and site name font size are tweaked a bit.

Code: [Select]
/* The logo and slogan. */
#header {
padding: 2px 2px 10px 2px;
background: #fbfbfb;
border-bottom: 1px solid #777;
box-shadow: 0 2px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
}
/* The main title. */
.forumtitle {
font-size: 2.3em;
padding: 28px 12px 0 12px;
float: left;
}
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TE on June 17, 2013, 08:27:36 am
quick addition for the on.png, off.png and on2.png
Not that nice, but they should better harmonize with the new logo..
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 17, 2013, 08:38:25 am
I think we'll need something non-Elky for those. My 2c.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TE on June 17, 2013, 09:53:29 am
Quote from: Antechinus – I think we'll need something non-Elky for those. My 2c.
Yep, agree ....
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TE on June 17, 2013, 11:15:46 am
not sure if these ones are better, they are mostly based on the old on.png, on2.png and off.png
file extension is svg, this site doesn't allow svg as attachments. Colors can be changed inline, just replace the style="fill:#46823c" / style="stroke:none;fill:#46823c" with your favorite color.
BoardIndex.template.php would need to be changed slighly..

Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Antechinus on June 17, 2013, 07:13:59 pm
Mmmmmmmmmmm, not really grabbing me. We'll think of something. :)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: emanuele on December 01, 2013, 08:54:44 am
Does anyone have an svg version (or at least a scalable one) of the logo?

I was thinking to add it to the github repo, but it requires a bigger one and just stretch a png it becomes... meh... :D
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TE on December 01, 2013, 09:20:15 am
Quote from: emanuele – Does anyone have an svg version (or at least a scalable one) of the logo?

I was thinking to add it to the github repo, but it requires a bigger one and just stretch a png it becomes... meh... :D

Not sure yet, and I can't check before tomorrow (It was made on a different computer).
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: TE on December 02, 2013, 09:38:55 am
here we are :D
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Jorin on November 13, 2014, 09:34:35 am
I was bored...

P.S.: I know it needs a capital A...
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Jorin on November 13, 2014, 09:55:04 am
Quote from: Antechinus – Elkarte is Basque for "community". It's obviously European, although not Indo-European. However, it has absolutely nothing to do with either elks or mooses, however you care to define such critters.

It started being called Elk just for fun and because it was shorter.

Oops. So forget the elk?
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: emanuele on November 13, 2014, 10:06:48 am
Nice one Jorin!

Dunno, let's say the elk is the "easy" way to find a logo, if you have other ideas feel free to drop them ;)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Jorin on November 14, 2014, 03:30:22 am
I like the elk.  :)

Here's one especially for @emanuele  ;D And yes: The elk is completely my own work so no copyrights are violated.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: emanuele on November 14, 2014, 11:58:27 am
LOL

Like it! :D
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Mstcool on November 15, 2014, 08:16:43 pm
Here is mine, it seems like I made a copy of some other logo.

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/745/CPB7Gc.png)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: meetdilip on November 16, 2014, 09:42:34 am
Wish I am as good as you guys at graphics.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: emanuele on November 16, 2014, 10:31:42 am
Nice your too Mstcool. :D

I wonder how it would look @Jorin with the head of the elk overlapped to the "elk" or the "arte"... probably not so well, right?
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Mstcool on November 16, 2014, 01:11:03 pm
Thanks guys :)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Jorin on November 17, 2014, 04:34:23 am
Quote from: meetdilip – Wish I am as good as you guys at graphics.

I wish I would be as good in programming as most of you. Then we would have a gallery so far.  :P  ;)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: meetdilip on November 17, 2014, 06:43:58 am
:D
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Spuds on November 17, 2014, 01:43:35 pm
ROFL ... Now that is funny, I want one too !
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Mstcool on November 18, 2014, 01:12:06 am
Hehe.... @Spuds

:D

(http://www.elkarte.net/community/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=395.0;attach=1861;image)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Jorin on November 18, 2014, 09:00:36 am
Quote from: emanuele – I wonder how it would look @Jorin with the head of the elk overlapped to the "elk" or the "arte"... probably not so well, right?

Hm, I don't think so too. I will try something...
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Jorin on November 20, 2014, 05:24:35 am
Next ones...
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Adrek on November 20, 2014, 02:52:09 pm
Good work @Jorin :)
I really like image elklogo5r.png but I think that it would be better with font used here: http://www.elkarte.net/community/index.php?topic=395.msg14163#msg14163 (btw. what is name of this font? ::) )
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Spuds on November 20, 2014, 05:24:51 pm
Indeed, very nice.!  I do find myself liking the 5R the best as well.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: meetdilip on November 23, 2014, 06:19:30 am
5r remains my favourite as well.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: emanuele on November 23, 2014, 08:11:59 am
Nice! :D

I guess it would also scale (down) nicely, for example for the favicon removing the text and leave only the antlers.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Spuds on November 23, 2014, 09:51:45 am
I was thinking the same thing, about the favicon with just the antler may work well.  

What would be the best way to use this in the header, as is or reversed background or ???
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: meetdilip on November 23, 2014, 10:35:20 am
As is if you ask me..
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Spuds on November 23, 2014, 12:35:45 pm
I think we have established that both you and I are graphically challenged :P
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Mstcool on November 23, 2014, 12:37:33 pm
Lool
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: scripple on November 23, 2014, 12:52:15 pm
Just in case I'm not the only one, when I look at the antler in 5r if I didn't know it was supposed to be an elk antler I would have thought it was a cartoon outline of a weasel or something like that.  The top two points are the ears.  Next is the snout.  Then two legs and the trunk of the antler is the tail.  Maybe I just spent too much time looking for shapes in clouds as a kid though.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Spuds on November 23, 2014, 03:20:56 pm
Hummm ... Now I'm seeing a female kangaroo, I'll let y'all figure out the parts :P
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Jorin on November 24, 2014, 12:31:31 am
I can optimize it, make a dark variation and a favicon if you wish.  O:-)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Jorin on November 25, 2014, 03:03:09 am
What do you think about these?

If you want to use it you surely can, just tell me what you need (png or gif, transparent or not, sizes, with or without slogan, black & white or colored, etc).
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Mstcool on November 26, 2014, 01:54:55 am
I like these :)
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Spuds on November 26, 2014, 01:06:00 pm
Just a thought.  Maybe we could explore the Art part of the word vs the Elk part?  What do you more artistic folks think of exploring that?
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Jorin on November 27, 2014, 03:38:47 am
Nice idea. :)

But someone has to make a decision otherwise there never will be the ElkArte logo and we will keep the momentary forever. ;)

We can, by the way, if anyone likes it. I don't want to force a new logo.
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Spuds on November 27, 2014, 08:52:41 am
I'd say that since this come up often enough that a change may be in order. 

I think with your latest "antler" designs we have pretty much explored what can be done there ( between this thread and this one http://www.elkarte.net/community/index.php?topic=995.msg10510#msg10510 ) Maybe give the Art vector a try and see what ideas come out of that.  Or any other ideas folks may have. 

At that point we can choose between current, best new elk, best new art and be happy  :D
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Jorin on November 27, 2014, 09:12:43 am
Maybe we can combine the art und the elk in the same logo... Hm...
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Mstcool on November 29, 2014, 11:18:10 pm
Here is a simple one I made as well

(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa365/mstcool1/elkarte1_zpscef5dd7c.png)


It has a black outline around the words, which you can't really see cuz this is white LOL
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Jorin on December 05, 2014, 03:14:44 am
I made an update to the ElkArte G+ site. So, what about colors and logos now? Which can I use?
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: Spuds on December 05, 2014, 08:23:29 pm
I think its time to bug @emanuele who has been selectively skipping this thread :P to get his thoughts on any direction. 

Choosing logos and names is difficult since no one is wrong, people like what they like.

I suppose a few of us could go off and simply choose and just say this is it .... frankly that is what may be required here.  I don't know if the community at large can make this decision, but simply help with choices (which they certainly have).
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: emanuele on December 06, 2014, 05:42:32 am
Quote from: Spuds – I suppose a few of us could go off and simply choose and just say this is it ....
^^ This! O:-)

Last time I had to pick a logo I just created a random rotator and put all of them together. LOL

I completely trust your choice. ;D
Title: Re: Elky Logo
Post by: meetdilip on December 06, 2014, 08:20:31 am
The one made by @Spuds fits the definition of the logo to the closest degree,